Staff Data Specialist

This role is for one of Weekday s clients Salary range Rs 3000000 - Rs 4000000 ie INR 30-40 LPA Min Experience 8 years Location Pune JobType full-time Requirements Your ability to navigate the complexities of building scalable and high-performance systems combined with your data science skills will make you an invaluable contributor to the mission We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist who can translate complex business problems into advanced analytical solutions The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in statistical modeling machine learning and data engineering with a strong focus on Generative AI GenAI Large Language Models LLMs and Deep Learning This role requires both technical leadership and strategic vision from driving AI ML innovation to mentoring junior team members and collaborating across product consulting and engineering teams to bring AI-powered solutions to life By applying your expertise in data science to the ad-server and retail media domains you will contribute to delivering targeted and impactful advertising campaigns optimizing ad inventory and maximizing ROI What Will You Do Business Problem Solving Apply statistical modeling and ML to solve real-world business problems Translate complex business challenges into analytical frameworks Build AI ML solutions across industries Extract insights from large-scale datasets to improve model accuracy fairness and relevance Technical Proficiencies Strong expertise in ML DL NLP LLMs and Generative AI fine-tuning RAG prompt engineering Proficiency in Python PyTorch TensorFlow Hugging Face and cloud ML platforms AWS GCP Azure with MLOps practices Skilled in scalable data pipelines and ML systems for training evaluation and deployment Grounding in Responsible AI fairness explainability bias mitigation AI ML Generative AI Innovation Lead design development and deployment of ML DL solutions with emphasis on LLMs and GenAI Build pipelines for training fine-tuning and serving LLMs for use cases like content generation semantic search personalization multimodal AI Drive applied research in GenAI and foundation models Ensure performance reliability and cost optimization Leadership Collaboration Provide technical and strategic leadership to Data Scientists and Analysts Collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate AI solutions into platforms Mentor junior scientists and set best practices in MLOps and Responsible AI Stay ahead of industry trends and incorporate into roadmap planning Project Management Strategy Drive execution of business plans and projects Manage continuous improvement of data science initiatives Oversee data gathering and assessment for project goals Develop contingency plans to adapt to changing business needs You Will Be a Great Fit If You Have Master s PhD in Computer Science Statistics Mathematics or related field 8-12 years experience in data science generative AI ML and analytics domain experience in e-commerce advertising retail advantageous 3-4 years deep hands-on expertise in NLP LLMs and Generative AI 2 years experience leading projects and teams Advanced proficiency in Python PyTorch TensorFlow SQL and cloud AWS GCP Azure Strong foundation in ML DL NLP and statistical rigor regression causal inference time series Experience with MLOps frameworks MLflow Kubeflow SageMaker Vertex AI Strong data engineering skills ETL pipelines for large-scale datasets Soft Skills Strong business acumen stakeholder management and communication skills Proven record of mentoring team leadership and cross-functional collaboration